Petroleum Development and Environmental Conflict in Aotearoa New - Texas of the South Pacific

Petroleum Development and Environmental Conflict in Aotearoa New Zealand: Texas of the South Pacific examines the circumstances under which environmental opposition to state policies to promote oil and gas development has led to far-reaching changes in institutional relations between the state and civil society.

List of contents

Introduction
1 The Political Economy of Oil and Gas Development
2 The Unconventional Oil and Gas Boom
3 New Zealand Government's Efforts to Expedite Petroleum Development
4 Petroleum Industry Strategies to Promote and Defend Oil and Gas Development
5 Selling the East Coast
6 Community and Indigenous Responses to Oil and Gas Development
Conclusion

About the author

By Terrence M. Loomis

Summary

Petroleum Development and Environmental Conflict in Aotearoa New Zealand: Texas of the South Pacific examines the circumstances under which environmental opposition to state policies to promote oil and gas development has led to far-reaching changes in institutional relations between the state and civil society.

Product details

• Authors: Terrence Loomis, Terrence M. Loomis, Loomis Terrence M.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781498537599
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-3759-9
• No. of pages: 274
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); NATURE / Natural Resources, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Petroleum, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, Political Economy, New Zealand, Environmental Monitoring, Energy resources, Petroleum & oil industries, Petroleum, oil and gas industries, New Zealand / Aotearoa, Energy Conservation;Environment;New Zealand;Petroleum